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Science The bones of Richard III (or, possibly, someone else entirely) Maggie Koerth

History 18th-century Brits installed real hermits in their gardens as ornamental features Ellsworth Toohey
police bodycam footage Illinois teacher arrested for sexual assault on 15-year-old boy breaks down in cop car (video) Carla Sinclair
accident The story of the Nutty Putty cave will haunt you Gail Sherman
Santa Monica California town asked to return a beachside hotel Jason Weisberger
facebook Mark Zuckerberg reportedly building a self-sustaining doomsday bunker in Hawaii Ruben Bolling
christmas Wombats curled up in tiny beds under a Christmas tree Jennifer Sandlin
television Actor Angus Cloud, the drug dealer on HBO's Euphoria, died of drug overdose David Pescovitz
law Judge rules pipeline company can enter and survey land without owners' permission Rob Beschizza
hotheads Christian Conservatives kill the 666 bus that goes to Hel in Poland Carla Sinclair
california Rich people must allow access to a public beach Jason Weisberger
mississippi Come for the pickles, stay for the agricultural history lesson Jennifer Sandlin
Daddy I want an Oompah Loompah Elon Musk wants his own "Fordlandia" Jason Weisberger
capitalism The failed promises of exporting American-style capitalism Elías Villoro
twitter King Charles III is suing Twitter over unpaid rent on its UK headquarters Mark Frauenfelder
History The real garden gnomes of the 1800s Grant St. Clair
politics Meet the Texan billionaires buying up the state's political machinery Elías Villoro
facebook Poor Mark Zuckerberg compares looking at messages to getting "punched in the stomach" (video) Carla Sinclair
Citizen Science Citizen scientists take on the scourge of the nurdle A.E. Gómez
police Cop wears Batman mask when responding to citizen's complaint because the citizen previously called him a "wannabe Batman" David Pescovitz